by our College Data Analytics TeamBioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is a concentration offered under the biomedical engineering major at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in bioengineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,227 | $58,227 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,616 | $17,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,304 | $3,304 |
Learn more about Northwestern tuition and fees.
Northwestern does not offer an online option for its bioengineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.8% of the bioengineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 54.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
